Category Archive: Salaries and Wages

Average Full Time Adult Wages in Australia in May 2017

The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ Average Weekly Earnings survey shows the Full-time adult average total earnings in May 2017 at $83,636.80 per year.

The report shows the Average Full Time Wages for Male and Female as:

Male average full time wage at $89,741.60. This is a rise from $62,800.40 in May 2007. An increase of 43% in 10 years.
Female average full time wage at $73,086.00. This is a rise from $50,575.20 in May 2007. An increase of 45% in 10 years.

Australian Low Income Earners can Qualify for a Medicare Levy Reduction or Exemption

If your taxable income is equal to or less than; $21,655 you do not have to pay the Medicare levy.
If you are a senior or pensioner, then that threshold becomes $34,244.

If your taxable income is between $21,655 and $27,068 ($34,244 and $42,805 for seniors and pensioners) then you may be entitled to a Medicare Levy Reduction.
Your Medicare Levy will be calculated at 10% of the difference between your taxable Income and the lower limit (eg: $21,655 or $34,244)

LITO: Low Income Tax Offset for Low Paid in Australia Australian taxpayers are able to benefit from the Low Income Tax Offset [LITO] benefit from the Australian Tax Office (ATO). This Low Income Tax Offset rebate is given to those people with low taxable incomes, and gradually reduces down to zero at a certain threshold. …

Australian Average Wages by Industry 2016 Figures issued by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, show the following Average Annual Earnings for Males over 15 year of age, for Full Time Adult Total Earnings, including overtime and penalty rates. This chart shows the average for May 2016 $144,570 Mining $ 78,281 Manufacturing $101,577 Electricity, Gas, Water …

Australian National Minimum Wage from July 2016 As at July 2016 the Australian national minimum wage is $17.70 per hour or $672.70 per 38 hour week (before tax). This applied from the first pay period after 1 July 2016 Previous Australian Minimum Wage Rates The Minimum Wage rate for July 2015 was $17.29 per hour …

Average Australian Earnings in November 2015 TREND ESTIMATES from the ABS November 2015 Average Earnings Full Time $1,499.30 per week ($77,964 per year) for Full-Time Adult Average Ordinary Time Earnings, an increase of 1.7% in 12 months $1,556.30 per week ($80,928 per year) for Full-Time Adult Average Weekly Total Earnings, an increase of 1.2% in …

Adult Full time average wages in 2014, varied between $67,537 per year in Tasmania to a high of $83,928 in the Northern Territory.
Australian Capital Territory came second with $83,304 and Queensland followed in third position with $80,360.